Our journey towards sustainable cacao started over 20 years ago

We advocate and educate a cacao agroforestry approach, which is based on regenerative practices, and focuses on multi-layered planting of cacao and other trees and crops to create a more diverse and resilient farming system. We also advocate and practise strategic pruning to redirect nutrients to healthier, more productive branches, and encourage the use of organic fertilisers to boost yields naturally, avoiding the long-term damage caused by chemicals.

We see farmers as the true experts. That’s why we advocate peer-to-peer learning and bringing farmers together to provide tailored training. We want to tackle the reality that cacao farming incomes are not where they need to be by ensuring we pay farmers a good price for their cacao. We also equip them with the support and tools needed for nature-positive farming practices that will help boost their yields and the climate resilience of their crops.

We collaborate with research partners and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to expand our expertise and share proven practices. We’re able to test and learn first-hand on our own cacao farm as well as through our farmer partners, to ensure we are innovating not just for farmers, but as farmers ourselves. We continue to pilot new approaches  with the intention to turn insights into scalable and dynamic solutions to can further develop gentle farming.